Carotene blocks cancer fighters - Beta-carotene supplements, believed to be cancer preventatives, paradoxically could be surpressing other cancer fighters in the body, especially in so...

Vegetarian diets - Is avoiding meat good for everyone? - Many of us believe that vegetarianism gives us the healthiest diet. ...

Carotene trial 'political' - The recent decision of the American National Cancer Institute to stop a trial which was testing beta carotene as a cure for smoking induced lung cance...

Tretinoin serum and retinol - what are the side effects? - Q:I was using tretinoin serum for the beneficial effect it is claimed to have on aging skin. However, I have stopped using it since being told that i...

Uppers cause toxic effects in the lungs - The lungs may be acting as a reservoir for antidepressants, causing toxic effects in the blood and brain, says a recent report from Japan. ...

Animal testing - Dangerous to human health - Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that animal tests are dangerous to human health, and may be the reason that so many 'safety tested' drugs cause so...

Beta carotene: studies must take a wider view - Your leader in the September newsletter "Of Strokes and Smokers" about the beta carotene studies (WDDTY vol 7 no 6) bought up some important issues re...

Vitamin e: - For 'dangerous', read the small print - 'People still take dangerous vitamin E', said a headline in a recent medical journal. Dangerous? Of course, they're referring to the recent major st...